Crossposted from Metro Matters

Their story begins in back in 2003, when Darryl and Cheryl Estes were both King County Metro operators working out of Atlantic Base in Seattle.

“We were both new trolley operators at the time, and both of us were also new fulltime operators,” recalled Darryl. “We were in the (same) room at the base and had to wait there a long time. At one point as we chatted, I thought ‘maybe she likes me.’ I asked if I could buy her some coffee.”

Cheryl wasn’t too sure at first: He looked, well, a little counter-culture for her tastes.

“It took me a while to say ‘maybe,’” Cheryl said, but she finally agreeing to go grab a coffee with him.

But then, oh no! She canceled that first get-together due to work that came up. But the pair finally rescheduled, and after coffee, decided to go out for real. Read more.